Merck Announces Third-Quarter 2013 Financial Results

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Combined sales of REMICADE and SIMPONI, treatments for inflammatory diseases, increased 22 percent, including a 6 percent positive impact from foreign exchange, to $ 700 million in the third quarter of 2013. ….. Interim data from an ongoing Phase IIB …
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Tony's plight

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An Anahola resident who underwent a clinical trial in 2007 for a then-experimental psoriasis drug is saying things went terribly wrong almost immediately after dropping out of the program early due to a heart complication. … The company, Kenney said …
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Why state's lawmakers should back medical marijuana

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GRAFTON – Since the dawn of time, people all over the world have used roots and herbs as medicine. West Virginians know, from our ancestors and from the native Indians that lived here before us, the importance of the plants and animals that inhabit our …
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Dealing with drug deaths

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As in 28 other states and the District of Columbia, drug deaths here outstrip motor vehicle fatalities. While overdose deaths tend to be highest … (Maintaining programs for those trying to overcome addiction is essential.) Those seeking information …
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